2026 in archosaur paleontology

New taxa of fossil archosaurs of every kind were described during the year 2026 (or scheduled to), and other studies related to the paleontology of archosaurs were published that year.

Pseudosuchians

New pseudosuchian taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images

Non-avian dinosaurs

New dinosaur taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images

Birds

New bird taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images
Kunpengornis [1]	Gen. et sp. nov	In press	Huang et al.	Early Cretaceous	Jiufotang Formation	China	A euornithean. The type species is K. anhuimusei. Announced in 2025; the final article version will be published in 2026.
Pujatopouli [2]	Gen. et sp. nov		Irazoqui et al.	Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)	Lopez de Bertodano Formation	Antarctica	A probable member of Neoaves with affinities with the group Aequornithes. The type species is P. soberana. Announced in 2025; the final article version will be published in 2026.

Pterosaurs

New pterosaur taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images

Other archosaurs

Other new archosaur taxa

Name	Novelty	Status	Authors	Age	Type locality	Country	Notes	Images

References

1. Huang, Jiandong; Wang, Xuri; Cau, Andrea; Mao, Lei; Liu, Yichuan; Wang, Yang (September 26, 2025). "A new euornithine from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) of China reveals the first radiation of fish-eating birds". Cretaceous Research . 179 (in press) 106244. doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2025.106244 . ISSN   0195-6671.
2. Irazoqui, F.; Acosta Hospitaleche, C.; Gelfo, J. N.; Paulina Carabajal, A.; Bona, P.; Acosta Burlaille, L. (2025). "Diving in the Maastrichtian of Marambio (Seymour) Island: A new member of the Neoaves in the Cretaceous Antarctic avifauna". Cretaceous Research. 179 106259. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2025.106259.